The Government today said it welcomes the Disciplined Services Consultative Council (DSCC) staff side’s decision to return to the Pay Trend Survey Committee.

Following the DSCC staff side's return to the committee, the four central staff consultative councils, namely the Senior Civil Service Council, the Model Scale 1 Staff Consultative Council, the Police Force Council (PFC) and the DSCC, will all have representatives to participate in the work of the committee on the annual pay trend survey.

This demonstrates the concerted efforts between the management and staff sides of the civil service in moving forward to closer co-operation, the Government said, adding that it is committed to strengthening the communication with staff side representatives under the existing pay adjustment mechanism so that they can express their views more fully.

Although the staff sides of the PFC and the DSCC withdrew from the Pay Trend Survey Committee in 2013, the Government had all along maintained close communication with their staff side representatives and listened to their views on issues including civil service pay adjustment. The PFC staff side returned to the committee in 2018.